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It was designed to be 1,000,000 meters (10,000 km) when the meter was defined.

The more precise figure is 1,001,965 meters.

You can also approximate it by

The N pole is 90° latitude

1° latitude = 60 minutes = 60 nautical miles

1 nautical mile = 1852 meters

90 x 60 x 1852 = 1,000,800 meters

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What is distance north or south of the earth's equator?

Latitude. 2nd answer: Latitude is the wrong answer. Distance is measured in miles, feet, yards, meters, kilometers, and so forth. Latitude is a measurement of degrees, not distance.


What are Angular distance north or south of the equator?

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What is the farthes possible distance from the equator in therms of degree?

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Is the north pole closer to the equator?

the north pole is the same distance to the equator as th south pole.


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What is the distance on the earth's surface as measured by miles north or south from the equator to the pole?

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What is distance north or south of the earth's equator?

Latitude. 2nd answer: Latitude is the wrong answer. Distance is measured in miles, feet, yards, meters, kilometers, and so forth. Latitude is a measurement of degrees, not distance.


What is the distance from the north pole to the equator?

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What is distance in degree north and south of the equator?

That's latitude. The distance to the north or south pole from the equator is 90° Therefore, the distance from the north pole to the south pole, in degrees, is 180°. The distance in degrees to a certain location from the equator is referred to as the latitude. For instance, I am at about 49° latitude, or at a 49° angle from the equator if you were positioned at the center of the earth. Each degree of latitude is about 69 miles (111 km).


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What is the farthes possible distance from the equator in therms of degree?

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If you start at the Earth's equator and travel due north half the distance to the north pole at what latitude will you be located?

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What lines measure the distance north and south of the equator?

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